Teresa Mull
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Now Is the Perfect Time to Cut Education Spending
Leftists love to label those who favor cutting education spending as anti-children, anti-public school, and basically, anti-education. That's because leftists are the ones benefiting most from the increases in education spending that have, until recently, been mandated like clockwork. Each year, President Trump has proposed a new budget with cuts to programs. → Read More
5 Reasons National School Choice Week Keeps Growing
Evidence shows school choice—or, as it should be called, “education .01/26/2020 19:21:01PM EST. → Read More
Emotional Learning Will Be the Downfall of Society
It's not the kids fault, but if society continues to erode into a soulless, violent nation full of mob-like citizens who only feel and react like barbarians and don't think like civilized folk, we are all to blame..04/01/2018 0:56:40AM EST. → Read More
Why giving families a choice will always make them happier
Because our government school system is failing so spectacularly, parents have been forced to find other options to fill the massive void le... → Read More
Op-ed: School choice doesn't destroy public schools; it makes them better
The presence of education-choice options doesn’t “destroy” public education, but it does make existing government schools step up their game. → Read More
Commentary: Why the ‘War’ on college is justified
Writing in The New York Times recently, Frank Bruni declared it “unsettling” and “... → Read More
Why Government Schools Are Unsustainable
Disheartened, frustrated teachers are seeing their efforts to make a difference fail at the hands of a defective system. → Read More
Destroying the Myths That Stand in the Way of School Choice (Guest: John Schilling)
Destroying the Myths That Stand in the Way of School Choice (Guest: John Schilling) The school choice movement is gaining momentum, but there are still obstacles to be tackled. John Schilling, president of the American Federation for Children, discusses what these are. John Schilling, president of the American Federation for Children, joins the show to discuss recent advances in educational… → Read More
School Choice Can Help Defeat Poverty—But Only If Government Gets Out of the Way
Lets listen to these disadvantaged families and give them what they so desperately want and need in the form of educational freedom. At this point, its not just good policy; its a moral imperative..01/26/2018 0:02:46AM EST. → Read More
Why School Choice Will Continue to Grow in Popularity
School choice will grow in popularity as government schools continue to fail to meet the unique needs of families as well as burden taxpayers. → Read More
Teresa Mull: Why the ‘war’ on college is justified
Writing in The New York Times recently, Frank Bruni declared it “unsettling” and “dangerous” that college is “regarded with skepticism by many Americans and outright contempt by no small number of them.” This widespread attitude toward college is not unfounded. It’s based on years of true education taking a beating from progressive elitists who have … → Read More
In 2018, lawmakers should do something completely different to improve education
Teachers unions are corrupt and powerful, and they provide millions of dollars to equally corrupt politicians so that they'll do everything... → Read More
Schools, Like Government, Are Best in Small Packages
Its nearing Christmas, and everyone knows the best gifts come in small packages..12/09/2017 0:06:28AM EST. → Read More
Government Officials Want More Data Collection. Time To Say ‘Thanks But No Thanks’
Foundations for Evidence-based Policy-making Act is pointless bill introduced by Congress to collect data to determine effectiveness of government programs → Read More
Let's Put an End to the Left's Myths about the Liberal Arts
The study of the liberal arts is increasingly becoming passé. Schools are encouraged by government grants to infiltrate the classrooms with STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) and computer science instruction, creating a generation of programmable techies who are proficient at clicking but not at thinking. As a frequent cellphone and computer user, I certainly do appreciate… → Read More
School Choice Matters to Everyone, Not Just Families
The Seattle Times declared last week that the nprecedented Seattle School Board race features two men in their 30s who dont have kids. While the idea of childless young men caring about... → Read More
South Carolina on Brink of Expanding School Choice Program
South Carolina has a new leader at the helm of its private school choice program, and people are speculating he could make the program much more expansive: > Chad Connelly has been named executive director of Exceptional SC, a nonprofit created by the state GOP-controlled Legislature to run the state’s private-school choice program. That nonprofit raises money to give tuition grants to… → Read More
How a teachers union is protecting a violent Antifa radical
Petitions calling for her dismissal have been circulating for a while, but most people don't even know half the story. → Read More
Ending Government Schools Does Not Mean Ending Public Education
My dream of a nation free from government schools and odious teachers unions, wherein parents responsible enough to bring another human into this world are also responsible enough to ensure that human is educated without the governments help, is unlikely to soon become reality. However, further limiting the influence of our current, failing, monopolistic education system would move us closer to… → Read More
James M. Hohman: Michigan Leads the Way in Pension Reform
James M. Hohman: Michigan Leads the Way in Pension Reform James M. Hohman, the director of fiscal policy at the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, describes a new law in Michigan that will reshape the state's pension system. James M. Hohman, the director of fiscal policy at the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, joins today's show to talk about why pension reform is important not just in… → Read More